Cafasso, McCarthy re-elected to Pueblo water board

Mike Cafasso and Kevin McCarthy were re-elected to the Pueblo Board of Water Works Tuesday.

Both are incumbents and faced no opposition in the race. Water board members serve six-year terms.

Cafasso, 56, is the chairman of the water board. He was appointed to the board in 2007 and won election to the board for the first time later that year.

Cafasso is the vice president of operations at St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, and active in many civic activities. He received the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce Charles W. Crews Business Leader of the Year award in 2012.

“Just being out in the community, meeting with people, you get asked questions about water regularly,” said Cafasso, who did not campaign heavily. “It’s an honor to serve on the board.”

McCarthy, 67, executive director at Roselawn Cemetery, is the longest serving member of the five-member board. He first joined the board on Jan. 1, 1988.

While McCarthy answered questions about the water board’s operation during the last few months, he didn’t actively campaign either. Earlier this year, the water board gave him special recognition for 25 years of service as a board member.

“This will be my last hurrah,” McCarthy said. “After another six years, it will be time to let someone else have a chance.”